Full Description
Every barrister needs to have a good working knowledge of how civil cases are conducted. Clients, instructing solicitors and judiciary expect counsel to be fully conversant with all the features of civil practice. Counsel dealing with civil cases soon find that procedural questions arise rather more frequently than points of substantive law, and a good grasp of procedure is essential to ensure that problems are avoided and that cases are dealt with justly. This manual covers the whole range of civil procedure, from the use of pre-action protocols, through issue and service of proceedings, track allocation and judicial case management, to trail, costs, and appeals. It also incorporates all recent changes to the Civil Procedure Rules, as well as a number of recent case law developments. This new edition is fully cross-referenced to "Blackstone's Civil Practice".
Contents
Pre-action conduct of litigation; Commencement of proceedings; Responding to a claim; Statements of case; Judgment in default; Track allocation; Parties and joinder; Part 20 claims; Interim applications; Service outside the jurisdiction; Summary judgment; Interim payments and provisional damages; Interim injunctions; Freezing injunctions; Search orders; Small claims track; Fast track; Multi-track; Disclosure of documents; Special disclosure orders; Requests for further information; Limitation; Amendment; Renewal of proceedings; Security for costs; Part 36 offers and payments; Halting proceedings; Expert evidence; Witness statements; Hearsay in civil cases; Admissions, notes to admit and to produce; Trial; References to the European court; Community legal service and financing litigation; Costs; Judgments and orders; Enforcement; Appeals.
